1978 Western Isles Islands Council election

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1978 Western Isles Islands Council election
Western Isles Council Flag.svg
  1974 8 May 1978 (1978-5-8) 1982  

All 30 seats to Western Isles Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First party
 
LeaderDonald Macauley
Party Independent
Leader's seatUig West
Last election30 seats, 100.0%
Seats won30
Seat changeSteady2.svg0
Popular vote2,590
Percentage100.0%
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Council control before election

Donald Macauley
Independent

Council control after election

Donald Macauley
Independent

The second election to Western Isles Islands Council was held on 8 May 1978 as part of the wider 1978 Scottish regional elections. All candidates stood as Independents, and 23 candidates were elected unopposed. [1]

Contents

In a rematch of the council vote in 1974, incumbent convener Donald Macaulay defeated a challenge from former Stornoway Provost Sandy Matheson and was re-elected to a second term in office. [2]

Aggregate results

Western Isles Council election, 1978 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 30000100.00100.002,590Steady2.svg0.0

Ward results

Port of Ness
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Angus Morrison 237 54.0%
Independent Donald Morrison (Incumbent)20045.6%
Majority378.4%
Independent hold
Dell
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Kathleen MacAskill (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Barvas
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent W. MacLeod 237 72.7%
Independent John Paterson (Incumbent)8927.3%
Majority14845.4%
Independent hold
Shawbost
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Malcolm MacLeod (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Carloway
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Jack MacArthur (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Uig West
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Donald MacAulay (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Gress
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent K.A. MacIver (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Coll
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Murdo MacDonald (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Laxdale
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Donald MacLeod (Incumbent) 176 58.9%
Independent A.A. MacLeod12240.8%
Majority5418.1%
Independent hold
Coulregrein
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Kenneth MacDonald (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Manor Park
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent James MacRae (Incumbent) 305 87.9%
Independent T.A. Woodcock4212.1%
Majority26375.8%
Independent hold
Bayhead
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Alasdair Rae MacKenzie (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Goathill
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent M.A. Macmillan unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Sandy Matheson (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Sandwick
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent William MacDonald (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Aignish
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent John Crichton (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Tiumpan
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Donald MacKay (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
North Lochs
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent M.D. MacLeod 263 52.8%
Independent Donald Martin (Incumbent)23346.8%
Majority306.0%
Independent hold
Kinloch
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Ian MacLennan (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Pairc
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent D.M. MacKay 113 46.5%
Independent A. Kennedy9037.0%
Independent A. MacLeod4016.5%
Majority239.5%
Independent hold
Tarbert
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Donald MacKinnon (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Bays
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent D. MacDonald (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Obbe
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Wilfred Leonard (Incumbent) 246 55.5%
Independent G. MacLeod19744.5%
Majority4911.0%
Independent hold
Paible
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Roderick MacLeod (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Lochmaddy
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent James Robertson (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Benbecula
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Calum MacLellan (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Iochdar
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Dugald Morrison (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Lochboisdale
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Roderick MacKinnon (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Northbay
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Reginald Allan (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Castlebay
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Hugh Morrison (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold

By-elections

A by-election was held in Carloway in March 1979 following the resignation of Rev Jack MacArthur, convener of the council's Education Committee, who had moved to Skye to work as a minister for the Church of Scotland in Broadford. [3]

1978 Carloway by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Malcolm MacArthur 174 59.2%
Independent George MacLeod12040.8%
Majority5418.4%
Independent hold

References

  1. 1 2 pp.57-58
  2. Western Isles Islands Council Minutes. 16 May 1978.
  3. "Calum is new Carloway councillor". West Highland Free Press. 30 March 1979.